After Vitali puts on another powerful performance surely this can only put lewis on an even higher level .
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how good was lennox lewis
After Vitali puts on another powerful performance surely this can only put lewis on an even higher level .
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No point looking at what one fighter is doing as a direct influence on another fighters credentials... There's a thread somewhere on here about Bernard Hopkins continued success and it's impact on Joe Calzaghe legacy (or lack thereof). Same thing here.
Having said that, Lennox Lewis is/will always be better than the Klitschko's.
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Lewis was and is one of the Greatest heavyweights in history....he beat everyone he fought and would have beaten Vitali much easier if he had trained for him when they fought...Vitali did very well against Lewis due to a few factors
1. Lewis was suppose to fight someone easier that night
2. Lewis under trained
3. Lewis was in that retirement zone
fact is Vitali would have had a very hard nite if Lewis was at his best....Lewis is a true Great and the Klits ARE NOT
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You mean VitaliOriginally Posted by Otley
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sorry but Ocean's Eleven wasn't a real fight, Vitali fought Lewis, Wlad didn't, and you can make as many excuses as you want for Lennox but Vitali was getting the best of him once the stoppage came along, and although Lewis has a good resume, the Klitschko's have cleaned out the HW division Lewis did not, he didn't fight other top guys like Ruiz, Byrd, Toney, etc. at the end of his career, and when finally someone was able to go tooth and nail with him he decided to quit, the fact that Vitali retired and came back to have the post retirement career he has against mostly top opposition put's him on par with ANY recent HW champ including Lewis same goes for Wlad
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Lol...u can see how i made a mistake...both Klits r soooo boring they could be the same person...lol
If Lewis quit because he had a tough time then he should have quit against McCall (who would have koed both Klits) also Rahman got lucky when he koed Lewis...oh yer and Lewis should have retired after Ray Mercer took him to a close decision....lol
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You have to admit Lewis had more talent in his toe clippings than any of the Klits....but i have to admit Wlad has a funnier personality and does a good impression of Borat
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Lol. Ruiz and Byrd? Are you serious?sorry but Ocean's Eleven wasn't a real fight, Vitali fought Lewis, Wlad didn't, and you can make as many excuses as you want for Lennox but Vitali was getting the best of him once the stoppage came along, and although Lewis has a good resume, the Klitschko's have cleaned out the HW division Lewis did not, he didn't fight other top guys like Ruiz, Byrd, Toney, etc. at the end of his career, and when finally someone was able to go tooth and nail with him he decided to quit, the fact that Vitali retired and came back to have the post retirement career he has against mostly top opposition put's him on par with ANY recent HW champ including Lewis same goes for Wlad
The guys who were both very fortunate not to have 'L's next to thier names after fighting a man Lewis put away in one round?
And James Toney was good but not a realistic threat at the time, nor worth a great deal of money.
And Lewis quit at what? 37 38, that's not young and he did his thing without a lengthy break like Vitali. That break and what ever surgery, physio and god knows what elseio he had during this time did Vitali the world of good and obviously added years to his career but it really has nothing to do with who is better as you could see when he fought previous Lewis victim Briggs.
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Look at their faces at the end of that fight and then repeat that comment with a straight face.sorry but Ocean's Eleven wasn't a real fight, Vitali fought Lewis, Wlad didn't, and you can make as many excuses as you want for Lennox but Vitali was getting the best of him once the stoppage came along, and although Lewis has a good resume, the Klitschko's have cleaned out the HW division Lewis did not, he didn't fight other top guys like Ruiz, Byrd, Toney, etc. at the end of his career, and when finally someone was able to go tooth and nail with him he decided to quit, the fact that Vitali retired and came back to have the post retirement career he has against mostly top opposition put's him on par with ANY recent HW champ including Lewis same goes for Wlad
Technically, yes Vitali was ahead in rounds on the judges scorecards, but Lewis inflicted so much damage that Vitali needed something like 50 stitches and could not continue. That, for me, is far more of an indicator that the round score after 6 rounds in showing who was winiing/won that fight.
And to suggest that Byrd and Ruiz and former 160 pound James Toney were better than the likes of Morrison, McCall, Tua, Tucker, Mercer, a Golota that had just taken Bowe to pieces twice, is laughable
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We never got the chance see how he was
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He was great at holding and hitting, rabbit punching, backhanding and had a great jab. He had very little stamina, was weak-chinned, but had a very good looping overhand right.
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When did he display a weak chin? Other than being dropped by heavy shots I can't really think of a time when he was stunned by weak shots, staggered or tipping about like a drunken sailor. Can't believe we're on at at this old chestnut again...
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Seriously?!...
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this topic will never die...mainly because there was no rematch.
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zeljko mav staggered him twice, and that a light-hitting 200 lb. vegetarian to boot.
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